Apollinaire is a pivotal figure in the history of French poetry. Friend of Picasso, albeit a sometimes volatile one, inventor of the term 'surrealism' and the poem without punctiation, he advocated a poetry that was direct and intuitive, free of any refined intellectualism. Alcools, published in 1913, represents his most significant collection of poems. (Résumé par Malone)

Leni, oops, sorry 'bout that. In any case, I'm a little worried about the format I've started, since the list of poems can get a bit unwieldy. For exam;e, the "titel" for section two woud run: Les Colchiques, Palais, Chantre, Crepuscule, Annie. Is this OK? best wishes, malone